An impressive bridge over a ravine also served as an aqueduct.

Its look is severe, but its location, isolated on a hill in the middle of the countryside, is particularly scenic.

Though they look like Hobbit houses, these semi-underground stone structures were built for winemaking.

Crossing this suspension bridge feels like walking through the sky, a fitting tribute to the head of the Apollo program.

An omelette made with over 1,000 eggs may have been prepared when Holy Roman Emperor Charles V visited this monastery.

The steel cable lets adventurers zoom between two mountain towns at speeds of up to 75 miles per hour.

This Italian ski resort rose to fame when Benito Mussolini was held prisoner there and then rescued by the SS.

This iconic rock hermitage was once the abode of a future pope.

An Italian vineyard invites religious pilgrims to stop by 24/7 to get their drink on, for free.

This fishing contraption sits on top of a series of spindly wooden stilts.

A medieval Italian village is fighting depopulation with this vibrant annual street art festival.

Unscathed for almost 2,000 years, the best preserved Roman triumphal arch is in a small southern Italian city.

An abandoned monastery sits on a far-off island in the Adriatic Sea.

A spiritual sanctuary in a natural cave.

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.

This medieval hilltop village was abandoned at the end of the 19th century, after existing for more than 500 years.

According to legend, this small island was home to one of the sirens met by Ulysses in the Odyssey.

Also known as the Temple of Poseidon, this is one of the best-preserved Greek temples in the world.

Ride a boat through this magnificent underground world, which now doubles as a theater.

An Italian hillside ghost town.

Though an earthquake destroyed this village in 1980, one former resident still walks its streets every day.

This small but lovely sinkhole lake is the last remnant of a great prehistoric water basin.

The tallest statue in Italy is also one of the world's tallest statues of Jesus.

The pristine waters crossing this forest form a hidden waterfall among the dense vegetation.